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Patented June 30, 1931 ISAAC E E CIN INNA I, onro, AssIeNoR TO T E o'HIo 'rRUss ooMrANY,,.A"

' CORPORATION or OHIO r PATENTYQF FI -i [ABDOMINAL SUPPORT,

Application filed April 5,1928. Serial No.1267 ,733. i 7

My invention relates to.abdominal sup porting belts. In belts of" the type. mentioned, undr'thevaryingconditions of uses,

it becomes desirable at times that the belt should be provided with steel ribs, "or bones, to stiffen the same vertically, whereas at other times such steel ribs orbones are not desir able, by reason of the fact that they may produce irritation and thus interfere with the comfort and welfare of the wearer. t

The principal object. of the present invention is to provide means whereby the steel ribs the casing 2.

or bones may be readilyiinserted or removed. Further objects of the invention will ap-' pear from the following detail description thereoff r larto Figure 2 showing-the rib in place for use. i i

The numeral 1 indicates an abdominal supwhat 101mm as new and desire to when desired thebelt' m be provided with a,

steel or bone ribsto rigidify orstiifenthc same vertically. ,VVhen, however,the condition or comfort of the Wearer'so indicates, the rib may be removed'from the pocket asindi cated and withdrawn from the casing formedthe tape 2.

Having-thus fully describedmy invention,

Letters Pat-entis:

I Incombination withabelt of the character described, a stiffening rib for said'belt, a tape stitched to said belt; so as to form a channel thereon for said rib substantially coextensive therewith and having one of its ends open, a piece'of material secured to said belt and exsecure by tending into the open end of said channel'and having its side edges'stitched therein to form t f a pocket, said pocket being'adapted to receive the end of the rib to retain same in said channel,

porting beltconstructed of fabric or other 1 suitable, material; The belt 1 is provided with a tape or tapes 2 which are stitched to the belt in substantially vertical relation thereto and adapted to form casings for the. steel or bone ribsf3. ,The belt, under. the

tape 2 is provided'with a pocket 4 formed by r v y a small piece of leather 5stitched to the belt,

oneend of the tape 2 being open as shown at 6 .oversaid pocket, to provide for the insertion of the ribs 3 as shown. particularly in.

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Figure L of the drawings. \Vhen the rib has been inserted, the end passes under the edge 7 of the pocket, and may be inserted therein,

as shown in Figure 3, in Which position the rib is held fixedly in the channel formed by In order to remove the rib,thc end thereof is removedfrom'the pocket and drawn outwardly through the opening'ntlv which vill be readily understood.v f

' From the foregoing description the nature t t and construction of the present invention will bev apparentto'those skilljedin the art to which the same appertains. As-willbe seen," 

